Speaking of people on my blogroll: Pop culture critic, blogger, and transgendered activist extroardinaire Roz Kaveney of Silence Exile and Crumpets was just in town, promoting her new book Superheroes!: Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films — which I’m hoping to crack the covers of eventually.
Roz is brilliant at analyzing the various mechanics and […]
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Capes and Crumpets with Roz Kaveney
Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 4th, 2008 at 1:18 am
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Roundup: Pansies vs. Chair Sniffers Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 1st, 2008 at 2:40 am
A little sampler platter for you, my pretties …
First up, a brilliant post by Hunter on Daily Kos:
Things I have learned during this campaign season:
In a race that includes a former First Lady of the United States and a multimillionaire Republican senator rumored to share up to eight residences with his wife, the black guy […]
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Larry King on the Other Larry King: Day of Silence PSA
Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 25th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Very cool — CNN’s Larry King records a PSA in honor of his murdered namesake, in support of the 12th annual Day of Silence organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
Previously on Ocelopotamus:
• Death by Flirting
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La Vie en Rose
Posted by Ocelopotamus on December 19th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
In Florida a 7-year-old was covered in bruises after a man (seemingly his father, but the story isn’t clear on the relationship) beat him up and whipped him with a belt.
His crime? Giving himself a manicure. A pink manicure.
A man was arrested on child abuse charges after he beat a 7-year-old boy with a […]
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